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Where to get record player needles?

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Caveman.
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I searched around on Google and found this site; http://www.lptunes.com/product-p/t4btsrb022.htm
I couldnt find this site on resellerratings however. Has anyone done business with them or know if theyre legit? Also if that price seems high, let me know if I should look elsewhere. Thanks.
Jan 2 2009 10:52PM
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charmander
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thats probably a decent price, are there any record stores in your town? thats where i got my turntable, and they know people who can fix receivers and stuff too.
Jan 2 2009 10:55PM
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Caveman.
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There isnt a record store that I can think of. We used to have real nice one with a venue in the basement but it went out of business. Pretty pathetic when your towns population is 65,000...
Jan 2 2009 11:07PM
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twix_182
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http://www.djdeals.com/
this place is pretty good too. out of burlington vermont. they just deal with shit online for the most part but they're legit. i went in and got some needles from the dude a while ago and he knew wat i needed since i was a noob.
Jan 3 2009 12:58PM
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Thenowhereman42
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You should try general instrument store.  We don't even have a record store where I live but basically all of the local music shops can order a needle for you if you get your player's model number.
Jan 5 2009 5:30AM
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MrScruff
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If he needs some rare ass needle he'd be better off getting a new cart + needle that can be easily replaced in future
Jan 5 2009 6:25AM
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Danger.
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What kind of needles? I mean... Guitar Center has plenty so I'd try there
Jan 5 2009 11:23AM
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At the record player needle store!
Jan 5 2009 3:06PM
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jayhood
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Are you looking for a record player needle, or are you looking for a turntable cartridge? 
Jan 6 2009 3:58AM
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Caveman.
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The whole cartridge right? This is what needs replaced:
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I'm a little bit of a noob...
Jan 6 2009 10:56AM
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MrScruff
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That's just the needle, the cartridge is the bit that gets wired into the tone arm
Jan 6 2009 1:29PM
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jwaveson
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Try radio shack, they usually have them, if they don't in the store they can get them
Jan 7 2009 12:14AM
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jayhood
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what you are trying to replace is called a stylus it goes at the end of the cartridge or directly on a head shell. if this is just to listen to records, get a new stylus.  If this is for mixing, get a whole new setup.  I would recommend ortofon but there are acceptable alternatives.  Remember that DJing is part turntable, part mixer, and the third part is needles.  Sound is of the highest importance and records have a higher playback quality per the needle quality.  You are only as good as your equipment.  Again if this is only for listening purposes disregard every thing I said and just get any old stylus.
Jan 7 2009 4:40AM
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clova
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That is untrue.
I know a couple dj's who are incredibly talented and use equipment from 3 or 4 years ago, and i also know a couple dj's on brand new shit who are absolutely horrible.
Its all up to the individual how good you become.
Jan 7 2009 10:11AM
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MrScruff
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^ what he said, check this:

http://45king.com/club/littleturntables.mov

see how many kiddies with Serato or CDJs can do that
Jan 7 2009 4:12PM
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jayhood
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It depends on how you look at it, your friends that are good with shitty equipment will be lost if they ever got booked to do a show, it's all about industry standard.  If your doing it to stay in your bedroom and impress friends then do it with whatever you want.  Before I did it for a living I had shitty equipment and when I got booked for my first show I wondered what they would use as a setup, now this was 12 years ago sooooo there was none of the serato bull.  I was lost period end of story.  I did not say your talent level would suffer, I did however say that you are only as good as your equipment.  With that I mean if I or anybody in the industry heard someone with a lot of talent playing with shit equipment I would hear that.  Why spend money over and over when you can get the best and it will make your mixing and DJ skills sound a ton better.
Jan 8 2009 2:46AM
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MrScruff
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Obviously cheaper gear will limit you technically with things like balanced outs and sound quality if you start playing live, but the idea of 'industry standard' gear for the vast majority of people means a DJM 800 and CDJ 1000s, regardless of their needs, skill and experience. I'd be interested to know how many of those people then run 128kbps MP3s through everything
Jan 8 2009 11:43AM
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JoeTheRipper
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That's not true at all. The club standard decks made by technics (1210 mk2,3,4,5) were made well over 3-4 years ago, and they are still the best, so maybe your friends do have the best equipment just without led lights or some shit (additions to the above mentioned decks). If you want to Dj you do need the best shit, if you get cheap shit there is a total difference in quality. You need different needles to do different things as well. For example have you ever tried scratching with a normal needle as opposed to a needle that is made for scratching?? I know in most cases it isn't true but in the world of djing equipment makes a huuuge difference.
Jan 8 2009 11:44AM
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MrScruff
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The Technics design is way way way over 4 years old haha and have long been surpassed technically by TTs costing half as much. I still have my 1200s so I'm not saying they're bad, but as I said above the 'industry standard' idea strikes again with the thinking that you HAVE to get 1200s.

True you need good needles for scratching, but a properly set up M44-G will hold almost identically to an M44-7 and is regarded as a mixing needle. There's also the idea of 'scratch' mixers which a lot of people don't understand, discarding built in effects, a decent 2ch 'scratch' mixer with decent EQs and in the right hands can mix just as capably as a 4+ch 'club' mixer with ridiculous shit like automatic faders
Jan 8 2009 12:00PM
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Caveman.
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Thanks for all the help, all I need is the Stylus and all I use my turntable for is to listen to vinyls and transfer to my computer.

Can anyone tell me if this site is legit? http://www.lptunes.com/product-p/t4btsrb022.htm

Its the only place I have found the stylus so far.
Jan 8 2009 4:11PM
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charmander
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truth.

my sl1600 from the 70's is pretty much the same as their new shit, its nice stuff for listening though
Jan 8 2009 10:33PM
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jayhood
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I never mentioned technics as the industry standard I was more in the realm of the industry has different standards depending where you play also not talking about battle DJs at all, since Im a house DJ that's all I can speak to and in my world effects and all that are a required tool.
Jan 9 2009 1:26AM
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JoeTheRipper
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Well the 1210 series is industry standard over here in england and I thnk that if I didn't have a pair of these playing out would be difficult, only because as you know all decks are different. I think it just would be really weird practicing on different decks than you are going to have to use to play in public, naw wudd I mean? I have never used cdj's to be honest so can't really comment on them. I've used vinyl since the beginning, and i think I will use vinyl forever. what kind of music you play.anyway?
Jan 9 2009 6:20PM
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